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TopTropicals Newsletter / 25 Feb 2021
Texas snow re-leaf discount. Lots of mango, avocado, and other fruit trees. Dragon Fruit Magic Tricks.
"...Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage..."
- Anais Nin -
Snow has blanketed across the state of Texas, leaving residents without power, heat, water and other essentials. Plants are essential part of our life! As our Support for Texas gardeners, we offer this special discount for them - to re-leaf their gardens!
For 20% OFF your entire order going to Texas, use this discount:
NO MIN order. Offer limited to TX shipping addresses only. Exp. 3/1/21.
In the photo: Peach tree in full bloom! We have lots of new Peaches and Plums, see our new arrivals.
Q: What are the good varieties of mango trees available for container grow? Can you please share the details?
A: There are some great varieties of Mango selected specifically for container culture, they even have a nick-name - "condo mangoes". They have compact growth habit and respond well to pruning to keep them in small size. Here are a few of our favorites that we currently have in stock:
Glenn
Ice Cream
Cotton Candy
Mallika
Manilita
Pram Kai Mai
Mun Kun Si
Maha Chinook
You can see more condo mangoes on this page.
How to grow a Dwarf Mango tree
Choosing the right Mango for your garden
10 secrets of successful Container Mango growing on a balcony.
Condo Mango
Q: I purchased two sweet red pitayas, that arrived and were planted on May 28, 2020, they were damaged but not serious. my question is this one pitaya is a beautiful green, and has grown 6or 8 " already, the other is bigger and is a grayish green and has not shown any sign of growth at all in six weeks, how long do I wait before I throw it out and buy another?
A: Being a cactus, sometimes Pitaya slows down its growth waiting for more favorable conditions. If one of your plants doesn't show any new growth, just give a it some more time and make sure the plant stays happy. To make pitaya happy, provide the following:
- Water. Unlike most cacti, Pitaya prefers regular watering (but not a wet soil). Make sure it is planted in well-drained media. Do not water again if soil remains moist, wait until it dries out on the surface. During hot weather, Pitaya enjoys light daily watering.
- Light. Unlike most cacti, Pitaya benefits from a filtered light especially while establishing. Try to create a temporary shade over the plant until it starts active growth (if grown in the ground), or move the pot in filtered light. Dull color or dry spots are signs of sun burn. Once the plant shows new growth, you may remove sun protection, or move the pot gradually into the full sun.
- Food. Pitayas are heavy feeders. Use the following fertilizer:
SUNSHINE C-Cibus - Crop Nutrition Booster
Q: I've been growing dragon fruit cuttings from Okinawa, Thailand and Vietnam for several years in pots and cannot get them to fruit. Any fertilizer suggestions? I live in Northern Virginia so I bring the massive pots in the garage under lights and a heater for the winter but back outside once the temperature warms up.
A: There is a little trick to get Dragon fruit to flowering and fruiting. This plant likes flowering when it is attached to a strong support. In commercial plantations, they use special trellises/frames made out of logs, but you can make one yourself using simple materials.
See article: Do-It-Yourself Support Structure for Dragon Fruit.
And of course, don't forget a special plant food for tropical fruit - Sunshine C-Cibus.
You can successfully get your Dragon fruits to fruit in pots, providing bright light in Summer. In Winter, keep the plants on a dry side to give them some rest and a chance to hibernate before the next fruiting season.
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2624 Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, 1 gal pot |
Grown in 6"/1 gal pot $69.00 ![]() |
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6258 Vanilla dilloniana - Leafless Vanilla Orchid |
Grown in 4-6" pot $99.00 ![]() |
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6552 Zamioculcas x Black Dragon - Black ZZ Plant |
Grown in 6"/1 gal pot $59.00 ![]() |
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5447 Persea americana - Avocado Anise, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, small plant $74.00 ![]() |
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5186 Persea americana - Avocado Bacon, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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4113 Persea americana - Avocado Brogdon, 3 gal pot, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, small plant $74.00 ![]() |
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5953 Persea americana - Avocado Catalina, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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3763 Persea americana - Avocado Choquette, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, small plant $74.00 ![]() |
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3530 Persea americana - Avocado Florida Hass (Haas), Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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4497 Persea americana - Avocado Oro Negro, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, small plant $74.00 ![]() |
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4112 Persea americana - Avocado Winter Mexican, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, small plant $74.00 ![]() |
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4762 Hylocereus sp. - American Beauty - Red Pitaya, 1 gal pot |
Grown in 6"/1 gal pot $44.00 ![]() |
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5868 Hylocereus sp. - Halleys Comet Pitaya, Dragon Fruit |
Grown in 6"/1 gal pot $44.00 ![]() |
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2819 Jasminum sambac Grand Duke Supreme |
Grown in 6"/1 gal pot, small plant $49.00 ![]() |
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3713 Mangifera indica - Keo Sevoy Mango, Grafted |
Grown in 6"-10"/ 1-3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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3136 Mangifera indica - Mallika Mango, Grafted |
Grown in 6"-10"/ 1-3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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3716 Mangifera indica - Manilita Mango, Grafted |
Grown in 6"-10"/ 1-3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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3711 Mangifera indica - Mun Kun Si Mango, Grafted |
Grown in 6"-10"/ 1-3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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3131 Mangifera indica - Pim Seng Mun Mango, Grafted |
Grown in 6"-10"/ 1-3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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3709 Mangifera indica - Pram Kai Mai Mango, Grafted |
Grown in 6"-10"/ 1-3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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3126 Mangifera indica - Valencia Pride Mango, Grafted |
Grown in 6"-10"/ 1-3 gal pot $74.00 ![]() |
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4148 Eugenia aggregata - Cherry of the Rio Grande |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, small plant $54.00 ![]() |
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1083 Euphoria longana - Kohala longan, Air-layered |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $59.00 ![]() |
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5376 Billbergia windii (nutans) - Bromeliad Queen of Tears, Friendship Plant |
Grown in 6"/ 1 gal pot $34.00 ![]() |
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4641 Brugmansia Shredded White Handkerchief - Angel Trumpet |
Grown in 6"/ 1 gal pot $34.00 ![]() |
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2805 Byrsonima crassifolia - Nancy Tree |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, large plant $59.00 ![]() |
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3703 Prunus persica - Peach FLORIDA GLOW, Low chill, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $54.00 ![]() |
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3701 Prunus persica - Peach FLORIDA BELLE, Low chill, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $54.00 ![]() |
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4703 Prunus persica - Ceylon Peach, Low chill, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $59.00 ![]() |
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4343 Prunus persica - Peach FLORIDA GRANDE, Low chill, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $54.00 ![]() |
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3758 Prunus persica - Peach TROPIC SNOW, Low chill, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $54.00 ![]() |
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4090 Prunus persica - Peach UF SUN, Low chill, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $54.00 ![]() |
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4349 Prunus sp - Low Chill Plum Scarlet Beauty, Low chill, Grafted |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $54.00 ![]() |
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4208 Psidium guajava - Peruvian White Guava |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, small plant $49.00 ![]() |
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4625 Rubus albescens (niveus) - Mysore Tropical Raspberry, 3 gal pot |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $49.00 ![]() |
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4430 Rubus hybrid - Blackberry Brazos |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $39.00 ![]() |
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1189 Senecio confusus - Mexican flame vine (Pseudogynoxus chenopodiodes) |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $49.00 ![]() |
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4950 Syzygium samarangense - Wax Jamboo, pink/red fruit, Large size |
Grown in 14"/7 gal pot $109.00 ![]() |
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4636 Passiflora edulis Panama Red - Passion Fruit, Maracuya |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $44.00 ![]() |
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2380 Passiflora edulis Possom Purple - Passion Fruit, Maracuya |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $44.00 ![]() |
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5274 Annona squamosa - Vietnam Sugar Apple Na Di |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, small plant $54.00 ![]() |
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